Etruscan Shrew vs Fir Disco

Suncus etruscus compared with Pithya vulgaris

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Fir Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Fir Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Suncus	Pithya
Species	Suncus etruscus	Pithya vulgaris

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fir Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Fir Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Fir Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.